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as in imitates
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of
team members good-naturedly mocked the coach's familiar bellow
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as in ridicules
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
the fashion gurus loved to mock the famous couple for their unsophisticated clothes
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as in disobeys
to go against the commands, prohibitions, or rules of
a person willing to mock the religious prohibition against working on the Sabbath
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as in jokes
a person or thing that is made fun of
they made a mock of the new recruit in front of the whole unit
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as in copies
something that is made to look exactly like something else
obviously, the "priceless" Grecian urn that is destroyed in the movie was a mock
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Recent Examples of mocks
Ben Adler, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
In Ringu, Sadako psychically kills a journalist who mocks her mother’s psychic abilities.
—Will Borger, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Proposition 50 mocks California voters and wastes hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars in the process.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
So, tonight, this song goes out to a white man who watches [pornography series] Ghetto Gaggers and mocks Asian people on a podcast.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
The exchange mocks our urge to impose order on the messiness of narrative.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Elon Musk wades back into UK politics, backs leader of new right-wing party, mocks rival.
—FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Student imitates Charlie Kirk's death and mocks him, goes up to statue where TPUSA members are and imitates his death again, and spits near them.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
After being told that Dawn is dead, Gaal mocks Demerzel for pretending to grieve, which angers the robot.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
Cuomo mocks Mamdani’s thin resume, just as Republicans derided Obama’s qualifications.
—Ben Adler, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
In Ringu, Sadako psychically kills a journalist who mocks her mother’s psychic abilities.
—Will Borger, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Proposition 50 mocks California voters and wastes hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars in the process.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
So, tonight, this song goes out to a white man who watches [pornography series] Ghetto Gaggers and mocks Asian people on a podcast.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
The exchange mocks our urge to impose order on the messiness of narrative.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Elon Musk wades back into UK politics, backs leader of new right-wing party, mocks rival.
—FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Student imitates Charlie Kirk's death and mocks him, goes up to statue where TPUSA members are and imitates his death again, and spits near them.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
After being told that Dawn is dead, Gaal mocks Demerzel for pretending to grieve, which angers the robot.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
Part of the reason almost none of the mocks pegged Barron to Denver is because so, so many of them had Payton and general manager George Paton selecting North Carolina running back Omarion Hampton.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mocks
Verb
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In Kim Kardashian's case, art imitates life.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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For ultraminimalists, this simple coverlet from Parachute imitates the look of a quilt without the fill, delivers on the work of a good throw blanket, and makes for a perfect year-round bed linen on account of its weight.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Then there’s the loud kind, where the audience openly ridicules you.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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Wednesday ridicules Pugsley for making a zombie.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Of course, not all jokes can be so easily divided into these categories.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
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Plus, under the watchful eyes of veteran host Casey Wilson and newbie Andrew Rannells, the jokes never stop in the tent, as seen in another clip.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The cookbooks, about 80,000 copies, sold through the 2000s in Minnesota and beyond and, along with other philanthropic efforts by the organization, raised $822,404 in scholarships and grants (minus operating expenses).—
Molly Guthrey,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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This is why the delegates translated it into multiple languages immediately and sent copies intended for King Louis XVI of France and King Carlos III of Spain on the first ship bound for Europe on July 8.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Newsom has been trying to raise his national profile, adopting a combative style that parodies Trump’s social media strategy with similar all-caps posts, memes and merchandise.—
Adriana Gomez Licon,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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In another nod to Scream, Cheri Oteri parodies Courteney Cox’s Gale Weathers as the comically unethical news anchor Gail Hailstorm.—
Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Even his handling of deportations—another key part of his election platform—has a 52 percent disapproval rating, as Americans grapple with an ICE force that eschews state regulations, ignores due process rights and acts like the president’s personal army.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Any definition that ignores the role of processing is missing the big picture, says Mozaffarian of Tufts University.—
Maria Godoy,
NPR,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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His tío was a babalao (a Santería priest) who could conjure a spirit known as an orixá that could then take the form of its targets’ ancestors.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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The main challenges include aligning climate finance commitments between developed and developing countries, addressing the socio-economic impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations and ensuring that emission reduction targets are consistent with the latest climate science.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
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The Givenchy couture atelier created four iterations of the little black dress—one original and three reproductions.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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The collection included reproductions of uniforms worn by each profession and Johnson’s modernized interpretations, enhanced with waterproofing, durability and thermal regulation.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Mocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mocks. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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